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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2013
Applicants:
Miguelangelo J. Perez-cruet, Bloomfield, MI (US);
John R. Pepper, Cheshire, CT (US);
Inventors:
Miguelangelo J. Perez-Cruet, Bloomfield, MI (US);
John R. Pepper, Cheshire, CT (US);
Assignee:
MI4SPINE, LLC, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disc distraction device comprising a first pedicle screw having a mounting end and a head end, a second pedicle screw having a mounting end and a head end, a rigid interconnection member coupled proximate the head end of both the first and second pedicle screws, and a spring member coupled to the first and second pedicle screws closer to the mounting ends of the pedicle screws than the rigid interconnection member.